Abstract: There are provided quaternary ammonium compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 lower alkyl or alkenyl group, or C.sub.3 to C.sub.8 lower cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyl or aryl group; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combine with each other in combination with the adjacent N and carbon atoms or further with at least one of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur atoms to represent a 3- to 8- membered heterocyclic ring group: R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, each independently represents a C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 lower alkyl or alkenyl group, C.sub.3 to C.sub.8 lower cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aralkyl or aryl group; or either two of R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 combine with each other in combination with the adjacent N and carbon atoms or further with at least one of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur atoms to represent a 3- or 8-membered heterocyclic ring group, with the remaining being the same as defined in the above; or R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: There are provided acetamide compounds represented by the following formula; ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group, or a C.sub.6 to C.sub.10 aromatic group; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 combine with each other in combination with the adjacent N and carbon atoms or further with at least one of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur atoms to represent a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic ring group; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl group, a C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group, a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 straight- or branched-chain alkyloxy group, or a C.sub.3 to C.sub.6 cycloalkyloxy or cycloalkenyloxy group; and n is an integer of 1 to 4, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

Abstract: Novel 1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives having the formula; ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each denotes hydrogen, a halogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or a hydroxy group; R.sub.4 denotes a lower alkyl group, an allyl group, a lower alkoxyalkyl group, a lower alkyl group substituted with a hydroxy group or a halogen, a lower alkylaminoalkyl group or a morpholino lower alkyl group; X denotes a halogen or hydrogen) are produced from corresponding 1,4-benzothiazine by a ring expansion reaction with trimethylhalosilane, hydrogen peroxide and water. The derivatives have analgesic, antipyretic and antiarrythmic activities.